Inhibitory effects of Lactobacillus casei Shirota against both Candida auris and Candida spp. isolates that cause vulvovaginal candidiasis and are resistant to antifungals

• Main Authors: Aline Lorenzoni Paniágua (Author), Amabel Fernandes Correia (Author), Lívia Custódio Pereira (Author), Bruna Maciel de Alencar (Author), Fabiana Brandão Alves Silva (Author), Rosane Mansan Almeida (Author), Yanna Karla de Medeiros Nóbrega (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC), the second leading cause of genital infection in women of reproductive age, is caused by yeasts of the genus Candida. Treatment is usually empirical and performed with azoles, which have shown increasing ineffectiveness due to resistance from these...